Hoisting apparatus.



1. QUINN.

HOISTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED lULY 22. 1916.

-1 200,649. Patented Oct. 10,1916.

M in V a? 14 x Qwuewtoz JOSEPH QUINN mercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in certain, constructions,

arrangements and combinations of the parts UNITED STATES, PATENT :rosnrn QUINN, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

' HOISTING Arranamcsl To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JOSEPH QUINN, a citizen of-the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphiaand State of .Pennsylvanla, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in-Hoisting Apparatus, of which the following is a speclfication, reference being had to the ac- 4 companying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in hoisting devices, and relates particularly to a device of this character designed for use in raising the bodies of automobiles or other vehicles,

although it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to this use" but that the device may also be'used with equal facility in raising'any desired load orweight.

M The invention has for its primary object a durable and eflicient construction of device of this character, which will be found very convenient and useful for automobile machinists in raising the ;body of a vehicle for any purpose such as repair, replacement or detachment of any of the parts, the device being so constructed and arranged that it may be very easily moved from place to place, quickly adjusted to different sizes as required, and easilv operated to lift the required load. And the invention also aims to generally improve devices of this class so as to render them moreuseful and comthat I shall hereinafter more fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure '1 is a side elevation of a hoisting apparatus constructed in accordance wlth my invention, and Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in all of the views of the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

The framework of my improved holstmg apparatus comprises a pair of uprights 1 and 2, each of uprlghts, 1n the present embodiment of the invention, consisting of upwardly converging standards 3 connected Speeification of Letters Patent.

ably V integral cross bar 4 and near their lower ends with a cross" brace 5, the parts Patented Oct. 10, 1916. Application filed July 22, 1916. Serial No. 110,727.

being preferably tubular so as to possess the I characteristic of lightnesswithout sacrificin strength.

their upper ends by means'of a longitudinally extending bar 6 which extends at its ends through openings 7 formed in the cross bars 4, said bar 6 being desired number of apertures 8 extending therethrough, preferably in a series of regularly spaced openings that extend from one end of the bar 6 to the other, and pins 9 are adapted to be .extended down into the apertures 8 and into openings formed for them he uprights 1 and 2 are connected at formed with any I in the cross bars 4 whereby the uprights 1- and 2 may be secured in spaced relation to each other at their upper ends at different distances apart, as required; The uprights are connected near their lower" ends by means of .a longitudinally-extending brace bar 10 which is formed with an intermediate dipped ordownwardly olfset portion 11 and upwardly offset end portions 12 which extend through openings 13 formed in depending portions 14 with which the lower cross bars or braces 5 are provided at the middle of the latter. Either one or both of the ends 12 of the longitudinally extending brace bar 10 may be formed with apertures 12' to receive pins whereby the lower ends of the uprights may be held 'in the required spaced relation to each other and prevented from accidentally spreading, and the intermediate portion 11 of the bar 10 is preferably depressed, as shown, so as to be out of the wayand not interfere with the work. A

sleeve or casing 15 is mounted to slide longitudinally upon the 'upper longitudinal bar 6, said casing carrying a pulley 16 and being-held in desired adjusted positions along the bar. 6 by means of a pin 17 extending through-the top of the casing and into any one of the apertures 8 hereinbefore referred asv to. A hoisting cable is designedto extend over the pulley 16, and around a hoisting drum 18, which is mounted upon a transverse shaft 19, journaled'in bearings 20 man ried by the standards 3 of the upright 1 and on the shaft 19 is a relatively large gear wheel 21 which meshes with a'spur pimon 22 on a corresponding transverse shaft 23 journaled in bearings 24 similar to and underneath the bearings 20; The shaft 23 is provided at one end with a crank handle. 25,-

whereby it may be easily-turned, and a pawl 26 is designed to engage with the wheel 21 to holdthe load at the desired elevated position. Preferably the uprights 1 and2 are provided with rollers 27 whereby the entire apparatus may be easily moved from place to place, as required.

From the foregoing description in con nection with the accompanying drawing,

the-operation of my improved hoisting apto but that various changesmay be made in the construction, arrangement and proportions of theparts without departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed, is:

1. A hoisting apparatus comprising uprights, each of which embodies standards, and cross bars connecting said standards together at their upper and lower ends, a longitudinally extending brace bar adjustably connected to the upper cross bars of the uprights, a lowerlongitudinally extending brace bar adjustably connectedto the lower cross'bars of the uprights,'a pul-' ley casing carried by the upper longitudinal bar,- a pulley carried bysaid casing,'a hoisting, drum'carried by one of said uprights,

* and means for turning said drum.

2. A hoisting apparatus, comprising-up rights, each of which embodies standards,

" .andcross bars connecting the standards together at their upper ends, said cross bars having openinigs formed therein, a longitudinally exten ing brace bar received 1n and movable through said openings and formed with a longitudinally extending series of openings extending therethrough,

pins receivable in the openings'ofjsaid bar and into the cross bars ofthe uprights, wherebythe uprights may be held at dif- 'ferent distances apart, a pulley casing carried by and movable longitudinally on said signature in the presence of two witnesses.

'cross bars of the uprights, the lower cross bars being formed with openings, a lower longitudinally extending brace bar having a depressed middle portion and upwardly ofi'set ends, the latter extending through the ,openings in the lower cross bars of the up rights, apulley casing carried by the upper longitudinal bar, a pulley carried by said casing, a hoisting drum carried by one of said uprights, and means for turning said drum.

4:- A hoisting apparatus of the character described, comprising uprights embodying standards, cross bars connecting said standards together at their upper ends, lower cross bars connecting said standards together near their lower ends, said last named cross bars being formed with intermediate downwardly extending portionshaving openings formed therein, a longitudinally extending brace bar having its ends received in the openings in the lower cross bars, for the purpose specified, a longitudinally extending upper bar having adjustable connection with the upper cross bars of said uprights, a pulley casing and pulley carried by said upper longitudinal bar and adjustable therealong, upper and lower transverse shafts carried by one of saiduprights, a drum carried by one of said shafts, a gear wheel mounted on said shaft, a pinion meshing with said gear wheel and mounted on the other shaft, and a crank handle secured to the last named shaft, as

and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my J OSEPl-I QUINN. 

